Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32

देव-गण-समरः

Devas and Śiva’s Gaṇas Engage in Battle

Devanagari script

सर्वथा न ह्युपायोत्र केषांचिदपि तत्त्वतः । यज्ञविघ्नविनाशार्थ सत्यं सत्यं ब्रवीम्यहम्

Transliteration

sarvathā na hyupāyotra keṣāṃcidapi tattvataḥ | yajñavighnavināśārtha satyaṃ satyaṃ bravīmyaham

Translation

确实如此：在此事上，就其本质而言，对任何人都别无他法。为摧毁祭祀（yajña）之障碍，我宣告——此乃真理，真理无疑。

Word by Word

• सर्वथा: in every way, entirely
• सर्वथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-निबद्ध)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (particle of negation)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• उपायः: means, remedy
• उपायः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उत्र: here, in this matter
• उत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• केषाम्: of which (persons)
• केषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• चित्: some, any
• चित्: Viśeṣaṇa-nipāta (विशेषण-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय/निपात)
• Form: अनिश्चितार्थक-निपात (indefinite particle, used with interrogatives)

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• तत्त्वतः: in truth, essentially
• तत्त्वतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तसिलन्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'from the standpoint of')

• यज्ञ-विघ्न-विनाश-अर्थम्: for the destruction of obstacles to the sacrifice
• यज्ञ-विघ्न-विनाश-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक) + विनाश (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—(यज्ञस्य विघ्नाः) षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष + (विघ्न-विनाशः) षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष + (विनाशार्थम्) चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (purpose)

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• सत्यम्: truth (indeed)
• सत्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphasis)

• ब्रवीमि: I speak
• ब्रवीमि: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Rudra)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Shakti Dimension

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse emphasizes that, at the deepest level, the decisive “means” is Shiva’s own grace (Pati-anugraha). When obstacles arise, human effort alone is secondary; surrender to Shiva is presented as the essential remedy.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

In the Shiva Purana, obstacle-destruction is repeatedly linked to approaching Saguna Shiva through tangible devotion—especially worship of Shiva as the Linga—because the Linga is the accessible form through which Shiva’s protecting and removing power is invoked.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to seek vighna-nasha through Shiva-upasana: japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namah Shivaya) and focused prayer to Shiva before undertaking yajna or vows, asking directly for the removal of impediments.